“Pull Your Car Over!” Ethnic Profiling in the Netherlands
The Dutch border police can use ethnicity as a criterion for selecting citizens for checks at the border. To the Netherlands’ court this is constitutional.
Opinion
The US must end Support to the YPG to repair Ties with Turkey
Recent visits by Trump administration officials have resulted in the creation of a strategic conversation mechanism but it is not…
Does the 1997 Coup Trial Suffice to Confront the History of Coups?
The room for maneuver created by the strong reaction to the 2016 coup attempt by the Turkish public and politicians…
Multi-speed EU: Cure All Remedy or Dead End?
Not only Brexit but the rise of populist movements almost everywhere paired with very vocal desires to have more say…
The Political Economy of the “Post-modern” Coup
One of the most tragic features of the era in terms of the relationship between politics and economics was that…
Will the 1997 Memorandum Last a Thousand Years?
As pro-democratic political and public actors change power balances in their favor, coup attempts become unable to achieve desired results.…
The Praxis of Husamettin Arslan
Arslan had said that his youth was spent in an interfile social circle due to the fact that he was…
What Happened in Turkey on February 28?
Those who claim that February 28 was not a coup are only trying to cover up their own crimes. I’m…
Turgut Cansever: In pursuit of wisdom through architecture
Turgut Cansever’s primary concern was to combine architecture with ethics that entailed a quintessential overlap of religion, tradition, architecture and…
The Unknown Side of Boko Haram: How a Salafi Group Spread in Historically Sufi Northern Nigeria
Salafism has had a remarkable impact on the transformation of Islamic life in post-colonial Nigeria and it needs to be…
Notes from the Border: What Operation Olive Branch means for the Border Towns of Turkey
A young Kilis resident we came across while walking said to us: “When they [terrorists] kill, they don’t care whether…
Iran and the YPG: Friends or Foes?
During Operation Olive Branch, the YPG has used, visually confirmed, Iranian weapons. Among them are Iran-produced 107mm rockets, which were…
From CHP to HDP: a Hidden Tunnel in Turkish Politics
On the way to 2019, despite the discomfort that it creates among its voter base, Kilicdaroglu’s CHP will reintroduce old…
The AK Party-MHP Alliance and Turkey’s Presidential System
The alliance-forming process between the AK Party and the MHP also revealed another tangible outcome of the presidential system: reconciliation…
US Support to YPG: Violation of US National Law
The support the U.S. administration provides to the offshoots of the PKK constitutes serious contradictions and casts doubts on the…
What to Expect for the Turkish Economy in 2018
Turkey will enter 2019, a year with two critical elections, much stronger if economic growth continues and certain improvements are…
A Divided Europe and Turkey
Hesitant behavior displayed by European countries with regard to the terror groups that target Turkey illustrates the fact that they…
Where does Iran and Russia stand in Afrin?
Iran’s red lines concerning intervention in Syria are the presence of the regime and the securing of the resistance line.…
Reign of Terror in Northern Syria: Displacement Routine by the PYD
The PYD, under U.S. military and diplomatic protection, has committed vast human rights violations ranging from arming children to training…
